• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제45권7호
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• pp.980-989
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 아마란스 잎의 식품학적 가치를 향상시키고, 기능성 쌈 채소로의 육성과 활용에 기초자료를 제공하고자 국내에서 재배된 아마란스 Amaranthus cruentus와 Amaranthus hypochondriacus 어린잎의 영양성분을 비교 조사하였다. 아마란스 두 종류의 일반성분은 수분이 대부분을 차지하였으며, A. hypochondriacus보다 A. cruentus의 수분 함량이 더 높았다. 반면 A. hypochondriacus 잎의 조회분, 조단백, 조지방, 탄수화물 및 식이섬유 함량이 A. cruentus 잎보다 높았다. 아마란스 잎의 주요 유리당은 fructose와 glucose로 확인되었으며, fructose는 A. hypochondriacus의 잎에서, glucose는 A. cruentus의 잎에서 더 높게 측정되었다. 유기산은 succinic acid를 제외한 acetic, malic, fumaric acid가 검출되었으며, 아미노산은 methionine과 proline, tyrosine을 제외한 총 17가지가 함유되어 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 두 아마란스 잎 모두 필수 아미노산 함량보다 비필수 아미노산 함량이 더 높았으나 비필수 아미노산 중 glutamic acid의 함량이 가장 높게 함유되어 있어 이에 따른 감칠맛의 정미성이 있을 것으로 생각된다. 또한, 기타 아미노산으로 다양한 생리활성을 가진 taurine과 GABA(${\gamma}$-amino butyric acid)가 다량 함유되어 있어 기능성 쌈 채소로의 역할이 기대된다. 아마란스 두 종류의 무기질은 K이 대부분을 차지하였으며, 모든 무기질은 A. cruentus보다 A. hypochondriacus에서 높았다. 아마란스 잎의 지방산은 대부분 불포화 지방산이었으며, 그중에서도 오메가-3 지방산인 linolenic acid 함량이 높은 비중을 차지하고 있었다. A. cruentus와 A. hypochondriacus 잎의 ${\beta}$-carotene 함량은 각각 $478.72{\mu}g/100g$, $474.12{\mu}g/100g$으로 측정되었으며, 비타민 B군은 $B_2$, $B_3$, $B_5$만이 검출되었고 $B_1$, $B_6$, $B_{12}$는 검출되지 않았다. 또한 A. hypochondriacus 잎에는 A. cruentus 잎보다 더 많은 양의 항산화 비타민 C와 E를 함유하고 있었다. 이상의 결과로 아마란스 잎은 품종, 재배 지역 및 환경 등에 따라 각 함량에 차이는 있으나 다양한 영양성분을 함유하고 있는 것으로 조사되었으며, 이에 따라 기능성 쌈 채소로써의 이용성이 높을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.223-235
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• 1989

To grasp the idea about how drugs are used under Medical Insurance Scheme, the amount and share of drug cost in the total medical fee have been reviewed and analyzed for different types of patients (in-patient out-patient), medical institutions and frequently seen diseases and following findings were revealed. In 1986, drug cost took 32.78% of total medical fee for in-patients and 32.98% for out-patients averaged over 30% share as a whole. When drug cost per case in 1980 be indexed to 100, it has shown steady growth to become 200 for in-patients and about 150 for out-patients in 1986. The contribution of drug cost to the total medical fee is, regardless of patient type-in-patients and out-patients, the highest in University hospitals and followed by General hospitals, Hospitals and Clinics in decending order That for the most frequent 10 diseases came out the highest,79 a with the essential benign hypertension of out-patients in the General hospitals, 61% for the gastric ulcer of out-patients in Hospitals and 33% for the female genital diseases of out-patients in Clinics. The drug cost of oral formula was contributed the most, 7.93% by cardiovascular agents followed by hepatic detoxicants(5.47%) and out-patients(4.93%), and that of injectable formula was contributed the most by antibiotics(24.17%), followed by protein amino-acid preparations(6.19%). The order of drug usage by specialty for the in-patients was the highest with internal medicine followed by general surgery and E.N.T, and that for the out-parients was in the order of Internal medicine, neuropsychology and Ob/Gy. This study revealed that the drug dependency was characteristically different to specialty. In view of the fact that drug cost on average exceeds over 30% of total medical fee, proper drug administration appears to be vitally important for the stabilization of the financial standing of the Medical Insurance Scheme. As a consequence, drug usage guidelines including antibiotics usage shall be established first of all and the voluntary participation for the regulation of drug usage and propagation of the guidelines to medical institutions are strongly coerced.

• 약학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.30-37
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• 2005

Xuesaitong Ruanjiaonang (XR), a soft capsule containing Panax notoginseng saponins as main ingredients, is believed to remove extravasated blood and increase cerebral blood flow by improving blood circulation, and therefore, has been used in China to treat ischemic stroke or hemiplegia caused by cerebral thrombosis. To characterize pharmacological actions of XR, the present study evaluated its effects on neuronal cell damage induced by various oxidative insults or excitotoxic amino acids in primary cultured rat cortical cells. The neuronal cell viability was not affected by XR with the exposure for 2 h at the concentrations tested in this study ($10{\sim}1000\;{\mu}g/ml$). However, significant reduction of the cell viability was observed when the cultured cells were exposed to XR at $1000\;{\mu}g/ml$ for 24 h. XR was found to concentration-dependently inhibit the oxidative neuronal damage induced by $H_{2}O_2$, xanthine/xanthine oxidase or $Fe^{2+}$/ascorbic acid. In addition, it dramatically inhibited the excitotoxic damage induced by glutamate or N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). We found that the NMDA-induced neurotoxicity was inhibited more effectively and potently than the glutamate-induced toxicity. Moreover, XR was found to exert mild inhibition of lipid peroxidation induced by $Fe^{2+}$/ascorbic acid in rat brain homogenates and some 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity. Taken together, these results demonstrate neuroprotective and antioxidant effects of XR, showing inhibition of oxidative and excitotoxic damage in the cultured cortical neurons, as well as inhibition of lipid peroxidation and its radical scavenging activity. Considering that excitotoxicity and oxidative stress pl ay crucial roles in neuronal cell damage during ischemia and reperfusion, these results may provide pharmacological basis for its clinical usage to treat ischemic stroke.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.31-38
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• 1998

In Korea, all domestic made test systems for detecting antibodies in HIV-1 contain the antigens from human immunodeficiency type 1 (HIV-1) subtype B. However, because HIV-1 subtype O is significantly different in amino acid sequences from all other subtypes of HIV-1, there has been a need for developing a test for detecting antibodies in subtype O. For this purpose, the entire nucleotide sequence corresponding to the extracellular domain of the transmembrane glycoprotein of HIV-1 subtype O was synthesized with consideration of Escherichia coli condon usage. Various regions of the extracellular domain were cloned into E. coli expression vectors and tested for levels of protein production. The nucleotide sequence, named ECTM, that can encode a 129 amino acid-long peptide, was found to be expressed at a high level in E. coli. The protein of approximately 17 kDa specifically reacted with sera from individuals infected with HIV-1 subtype O. The ECTM protein was purified to near homogeneity by the CM-T gel chromatography, using concentrated, denatured inclusion bodies. In Western blot analysis, the purified viral antigen reacted with sera from individuals infected with subtype O more efficiently than subtype B. The enzyme linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) system was developed using the subtype O viral protein and compared with the commercially available kit lacking the antigens from subtype O. The ELISA kit containing the subtype O antigen ECTM alone efficiently reacted with sera from individuals infected with subtype O. The subtype O antigen-containing kit produced a positive absorbence even when sera were diluted 512-fold, suggesting a high sensitivity. The commercially available kit also reacted with subtype O sera, but produced a negative result at a dilution of 8-fold. Our results suggest that the currently available kit may not be able to efficiently detect subtype O sera and that the viral protein developed in this study may be added to the current system to maximize the detection of sera from individuals infected with subtype O.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2015

본 연구는 유채 꽃가루 분말의 영양성분 분석과 파쇄한 꽃가루 분말을 이용하여 효모 배양용 액체배지와 고체배지를 제조하여 효모 배양효율을 분석하였다. 유채 꽃가루 분말(100 g)은 탄수화물 58.9 g, 단백질 20.8 g, 지방 4.1 g, 회분 2.5 g 및 수분 13.7 g으로 구성되었다. 당질 중에서는 Fructose(13.7 g), Glucose(11.1 g)와 Sucrose(6.6 g), 미네랄 중에서는 K(606.7 mg)와 P(603.3 mg) 함향이 높았다. 유리 아미노산은 Glutamic acid(2,482.4 mg), Aspartic acid(2,136.5 mg), Lysine(1,648.3 mg), 및 Leucine(1,631.1 mg) 순으로 많았다. 유채 꽃가루 분말을 단독 또는 NaCl을 첨가하여 액체배지 및 고체배지 제조하고 효모를 배양한 결과, 꽃가루 분말이 15 g/L 이상 함유된 액체배지는 효모 배양 후 건물중이 YPD 배지(대조구)에 비해 많았고, 꽃가루 분말의 농도 의존적으로 효모 건물중이 증가하였다. 또한 액체배지에 NaCl을 1~20 g/L 추가 시 배양된 효모의 건물중이 한층 더 증가하였다. 유채 꽃가루로 제조한 고체배지를 이용하여 효모를 배양(48시간)한 결과, 콜로니(colonies) YPD 배지와 유사하게 잘 자랐다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2005

The peptidyl transferase center (PTC) is located in a protein free environment, thus confirming that the ribosome is a ribozyme. This arched void has dimensions suitable for accommodating the 3'ends of the A-and the P-site tRNAs, and is situated within a universal sizable symmetry-related region that connects all ribosomal functional centers involved in amino-acid polymerization. The linkage between the elaborate PTC architecture and the A-site tRNA position revealed that the A-to P-site passage of the tRNA 3'end is performed by a rotatory motion, which leads to stereochemistry suitable for peptide bond formation and for substrate mediated catalysis, thus suggesting that the PTC evolved by genefusion. Adjacent to the PTC is the entrance of the protein exit tunnel, shown to play active roles in sequence-specific gating of nascent chains and in responding to cellular signals. This tunnel also provides a site that may be exploited for local co-translational folding and seems to assist in nascent chain trafficking into the hydrophobic space formed by the first bacterial chaperone, the trigger factor. Many antibiotics target ribosomes. Although the ribosome is highly conserved, subtle sequence and/or conformational variations enable drug selectivity, thus facilitating clinical usage. Comparisons of high-resolution structures of complexes of antibiotics bound to ribosomes from eubacteria resembling pathogens, to an archaeon that shares properties with eukaryotes and to its mutant that allows antibiotics binding, demonstrated the unambiguous difference between mere binding and therapeutical effectiveness. The observed variability in antibiotics inhibitory modes, accompanied by the elucidation of the structural basis to antibiotics mechanism justifies expectations for structural based improved properties of existing compounds as well as for the development of novel drugs.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.199-204
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• 2009

The newly cloned Bacillus thuringiensis cry1-5 gene showed high activity to both Plutella xylostella and Spodoptera exigua, while cry1Ac only showed high activity against P. xylostella but low to S. exigua. Through the alignment of amino acid sequences between Cry1Ac and Cry1-5, we found 12 different residues in domain I (6 residues) and domain II (6 residues). In this study, the modified cry1Ac gene, which is constructed according to a crop-preferring codon usage, was used as a template to construct mutant B. thuringiensis cry1Ac genes based on cry1-5 gene through multi site-directed mutagenesis. Total 63 various mutant cry genes were obtained at 12 positions randomly. Among them, ten mutant cry genes, whose domain I was totally converted and domain II was randomly, were selected to express in baculovirus expression system as a polyhedrin fusion form. The recombinant proteins were 95 kDa in size and were stably activated as 65 kDa by trypsin. The expressed mutant Cry proteins were applied to bioassays against P. xylostella and S. exigua. All mutants showed high insecticidal activity both to P. xylostella and S. exigua similar to cry1-5. These results suggest that these mutant cry genes might be expected of desirable cry genes for introduction to transgenic crops.

• BMB Reports
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.249-255
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• 2000

The Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) has been a major cause of bacterial meningitis in children who are less than two years old. The variable (V) region repertoire of adult Caucasian antibodies (Abs) to Hib polysaccharide (PS) has been characterized well. The majority of adult antibodies against Hib uses VL that is derived from the Vk gene A2 and have arginine at the N region. In order to explore the possibility those antibody responses to Hib-PS is variable in various age groups, we examined the VL regions of the antibodies to Hib-PS in Korean adults and children. We immunized Korean adults (n = 8) and children (n = 39) with Hib tetanus conjugated vaccines, isolated RNAs from the peripheral lymphocytes, and amplified the A2-derived VL regions by RT-PCR. The PCR products were subcloned and sequenced. Forty-seven out of 54 independent clones from children used the $J{\kappa}2$, or $J{\kappa}3$ gene in preference. The adults, however, used all of the $J{\kappa}$ genes evenly. With respect to the amino acid sequences of variable regions, adult $A2-J{\kappa}$ recombinants have a germline sequence. But, the 76th codon (AGC) of child $A2-J{\kappa}2$ recombinants was substituted with CGC (arginine) in most cases (88 %) and 77 percent of child clones using the $A2-J{\kappa}3$ genes have isoleucine-109 at the junction of $J{\kappa}-C{\kappa}$ instead of threonine that is found in a germline sequence. These results suggest that the mechanism of antibody production in young children is different from that of adults.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.517-524
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• 1993

글루텔린은 쌀 종자단백질의 80% 수준에 이르는 산 또는 알칼리에 용해되는 가장 중요한 저장 단백질로, 분자량은 54 kDa 내외이며 22 kDa의 산성사슬과 32kd의 염기성사슬로 구성되어 있다. 지금까지 보고된 13개의 글루텔린 유전자의 염기서열로부터 유추된 단백질 서열의 다중분석에 의하여 계통발생적으로 1군에서 5군까지 5개군으로 나눌 수 있다. 각 군 상호유전자간의 염기서열과 아미노산서열의 유사성은 60%에서 90%에 이르어 이들 각 군은 매우 유사한 아미노산 조성을 보여주고 있다. 그러나 lysine 함량에 있어서는 2.5%에서 3.6%로 약간의 변화를 보여주고 있는데, 이는 argnine이 point mutation에 의하여 lysine으로 변화된 결과임을 알 수 있었다. 각 군에서의 성숙단백질과 염기성 사슬의 등전점은 각각 9.0, 10.0 내외로 매우 유사한 반면, 산성사슬은 각각 6.6, 6.7, 7.2, 8.4, 7.9의 독특한 값을 가지고 있다. 아울러 유전자 암호에서 세번째 염기가 G와 C로 끝나는 암호의 비율(fraction of G+C at synonimous site in codons: GC3s)과 유효 암호수(effective codon number, Nc), 우선 암호수(Preferred codon number)의 분석과 상관그래프는 글루텔린 유전자들의 전이효율의 차이는 거의 없어 유사한 수준으로 발현될 가능성을 제시하고 있다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.327-340
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• 2002

거세한우 송아지 24두(평균체중 : 167.7kg)를 대상으로 점토광물 종류에 따라 4개 처리(T1 : 관행사육, T2 : Kaolinite, T3 : Bentonite, T4 : Illite)를 두어 6개월령부터 24개월령까지 비육시험 한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 일당증체량은 육성기, 비육전기, 비육후기 및 전기간에 각각 0.682-0.713, 0.669-0.714, 0.690-0.840 및 0.699-0.756kg으로, 육성기 및 비육전기에는 관행구가, 비육후기 및 전기간에는 점토광물구가 높았으며, 특히 Illite 및 Bentonite구가 높았지만 통계적인 유의차는 없었다. 1kg 증체에 소요된 농후사료 및 TDN 량도 각각 관행사육구에 비해 점토광물 급여구가 적었으며, 점토광물 중에서 특히 Bentonite 급여구가 적게 소요되었지만 통계적인 유의차는 없었다. 도체조사 결과 도체율, 정육율 및 거래정육율 등은 처리구에 따른 뚜렷한 차이가 없었으나, 육량지수는 T3, T2, T4 및 T1에서 각각 69.3, 68.9, 68.8 및 68.6이었고, 근내지방도는 T3, T2, T4 및 T1에서 각각 5.1, 4.6, 4.4 및 3.3 이었으며, 쇠고기의 전단력은 3.51-6.02kg/$cm^2$으로 점토광물 급여가 육량 및 육질을 모두 개선시키며, 다즙성, 연도, 향미 등 관능검사의 구성요소 모두를 개선시키는 것으로 나타났다. 쇠고기의 지방산 구성에서 포화지방산은 T2, T3, T1 및 T4의 순으로 높았고, 반대로 단일 불포화지방산은 T4, T3, T1 및 T2 순으로 높았으며, 오레인산 함량은 Illite 급여구가 다른 급여구보다 높은 것으로 나타났지만, 통계적인 유의차는 없었다. 쇠고기의 아미노산 구성에서 필수아미노산의 함량은 T1, T2, T3 및 T4의 순으로 높아 점토광물 급여가 쇠고기의 필수아미노산에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났으며, 사골 분석결과 점토광물 급여구에서 곰탕의 탁도 및 점도가 높고 짙은 색상을 띄었으며, 미량광물질 중 P, Na 및 Mg의 함량이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 경제성분석 결과, 처리구별 소득은 967.1～1,524.1천원/두이었고, 점토광물 급여가 무급여에 비해 23.7-57.6%가 증가하였으며, 특히 Bentonite 및 Illite의 효과가 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 이상과 같은 결과들을 종합해 볼 때 점토광물은 경제형질과 관련, 특정요소를 집중적으로 개선시키지는 않지만, 육량 및 육질 등 생산성과 관련된 요소들을 골고루 개선시켜 소득을 증대시키므로, 비육전기부터 출하시까지 농후사료 급여량의 2% 내외를 급여하는 것이 바람직 할 것으로 판단된다.